Nanjing Trams

Nanjing Trams
A Nanjing Hexi tram leaving Yuantong Station
Overview
Locale	Nanjing, China
Transit type	Tram
Number of lines	2
Operation
Began operation	August 13, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-08-13)
Technical
System length	17.2 km (10.7 mi)

Nanjing Trams is the tram system of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. There are two lines which are not connected to each other.

The Nanjing trams is a wireless system, powered by lightweight Li-ion batteries. Batteries are charged via a pantograph at stations and terminals, and dynamically during acceleration.^[1] Charging time is 46 seconds at stations, and 10 minutes at terminals. 90% of the line is catenary-free.^[2]

Hexi tram opened on 13 August 2014. Qilin tram began test runs on 10 October 2016.^[2]

The starting point of the Hexi tram line is located at the Nanjing Metro Line 2 Olympic Stadium East station. The other terminus is located in Hexi, 7.76 kilometers (4.82 mi) away. Transfer is available to Nanjing Metro Line 2 and Line 10 at Yuantong.^[3] All stations of Hexi tram are located in Jianye District.

Qilin Tram, with a total length of 9.4 kilometers (5.8 mi), runs between Maqun station on Line 2, Nanjing Metro and Shiyanglu station. There are 13 stations; one of them is elevated, while the rest are surface-level.^[4]

Stations

• Nanjing Metro